Ireland vs Tonga: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Ireland

98.2%

in 2022

Tonga

98.1%

in 2023

Ireland rank

71st

Tonga rank

73rd

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Ireland currently reports 98.2% against 98.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tonga ahead.

Ireland ranks 71st and Tonga ranks 73rd of 209 regions.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.